Service for the
First Sunday in Advent
November 30,
2008: 10:30 a.m.
PRELUDE Traditional
French Noel (At the Coming of Christmas)
arr. O. Russell
Sleepers Wake! A Voice Is Calling J. S. Bach
CARILLON, WELCOME, REGISTRATION
& ANNOUNCEMENTS
LIGHTING THE ADVENT CANDLE We
Wait in Hope (See Insert) Joel Raney
*PROCESSIONAL HYMN # 1 Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
*PRAYER FOR GOD’S PRESENCE & THE PEACE Isaiah 64: 1-10
(from The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language)
To pray in confession is to pray for God’s listening
presence.
To pray for
God’s presence is to confess undeserving.
Oh, Lord, that you
would rip open the heavens and descend,
make the
mountains shudder at your presence—
As
when a forest catches fire, as when fire makes a pot to boil—
To
shock your enemies into facing you,
make the nations
shake in their boots!
You
did terrible things we never expected,
descended and
made the mountains shudder at your presence.
Since
before time began no one has ever imagined,
No
ear heard, no eye seen, a God like you
who works for
those who wait for him.
You
meet those who happily do what is right,
who keep good
memory of the way you work.
But
how angry you’ve been with us!
We’ve sinned and kept at it so long!
Is there any hope for us? Can we be saved?
We’re
all sin-infected, sin-contaminated.
Our best efforts are grease-stained rags.
We
dry up like autumn leaves—sin-dried, we’re blown off by the wind.
No one prays to you or makes the effort
to reach out to you
because you’ve turned away from us, left us to stew in our
sins.
Still
God, you are our Father.
We’re
the clay and you’re our potter: All of us are what you made us.
Don’t
be too angry with us, O God.
Don’t keep a permanent account of
wrongdoing.
Keep in mind, please,
we are your people--all of us.
The peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
Peace be with you.
(worshipers
exchange signs and words of the peace of Christ)
ANTHEM An
Advent Gospel L. Larson
A MOMENT WITH THE YOUNG
LESSON FROM THE LETTER 1 Corinthians 1: 3-9
SERMON “Wait”
OFFERING OURSELVES TO THE
ONE WHO IS AND WHO COMES
Call to Respond
OFFERTORY When Will He Come? D. Besig
SEAL THE WORD IN SACRAMENT
INVITATION TO THE LORD’S TABLE
GREAT PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
Hymnal p. 13
RESPONSE
# 581
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord
*RESPONSE # 592 Praise
God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
*HYMN # 14
Savior of the Nations, Come
*CHARGE & BLESSING
POSTLUDE Carillon on “Sleepers Wake!” D. Paxton
(Please feel
free to leave quietly at beginning of Postlude,
even though some may
choose to remain seated to listen.)
|
Sermon |
Rev. William R. Leety |
|
Musical
Leadership |
Chancel Choir Sarah Shaffer, Choirmaster |
|
Greeters |
Walt & Joyce Beauvais |
|
Head Usher |
Bob
Glaeser |